Budnitz Bicycles, No.5 Steel

This one goes out to the ladies. Lift your glasses to a bike that accommodates the female wardrobe from dresses to jeggings. This gentleman dipped the high bar while dreaming of you.
So cool, calm and collective the No.5 Budnitz is the first gender neutral step-through version. The young bike brand has become accustom to split cantilever frames curving past the seat; however, this cruiser proved this to be a challenge they could handle after a slight tweet inverting the design. Be mesmerized by the titanium frame color combos from charcoal to purple and fancy accessories like leather seat and handlebar covers. He’s a truly wonderful addition to the Budnitz crew and our new bff.

Allison Parker is a proud stay at home mom maintaining a full schedule kissing boo boos and passing out hugs just because. Her days many times are spent between the garden and the kitchen. From a journey of learning whole food eating habits, she's taken on the challenges of baking bread, muffins and cakes from scratch and filling the cellar shelves with scores of her own canned goods each year. Writing is one of those things she does because its part of who she is. That and it's a nice break from the never ending work that comes with raising a family.

Judging by its name and design, it’s clear that this custom bike boldly goes where no bike has gone before. Recently completed by Union Motion,...

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